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Tag: Islamist activists

Posted inOpinion

Jihadis could soon claim first victory in West Africa

by Faisal Al Yafai August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Of all the enormous challenges facing the president of Mali, few could have foreseen that the one that would bring him to the brink of resignation halfway through his second term would be the technicalities of reforming the constitutional court. Worse, it could end up handing the country over to Islamist extremists. Mali has entered […]

Members of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, an Islamist political party, gather during a sit-in in Rawalpindi on November 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Mahmood
Posted inPakistan, South Asia

Pakistani police fire tear gas to break up Islamists’ sit-in

by Reuters November 25, 2017February 18, 2020
Jakarta's former Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is seen inside a court during his trial for blasphemy in Jakarta. Antara Foto, Sigid Kurniawan, via Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, China, Indonesia

Indonesian Islamist leader targets Chinese wealth

by Asia Unhedged May 17, 2017February 18, 2020
Police officers and Special Task Force soldiers stand beside dead bodies of the suspected members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), who earlier today escaped the high security jail in Bhopal, and later got killed in an encounter at the Acharpura village on the outskirts of Bhopal, India, October 31, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Raj Patidar
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Videos raise questions over Indian prison break killings

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2016February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Islamist activists shot dead after Bhopal jail break

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2016February 18, 2020

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